PAUL McCARTNEY - OH WOMAN, OH WHY. Released as the B side of
ANOTHER DAY single on 19th February 1971.
Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Woman, oh why, why, why, why
What have I done
Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
Did you get that gun
Oh what have I done
What have I done
Well I met her at the bottom of a well (of a well)

Well I told here I was tryin' to break a spell (break a spell)

But I can't get by, my hands are tied
I don't know why I ever got her to try myself
cause I can't get by since my hands are tied Ooooh
Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why
What have I done
Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
Did you get that gun
Oh whawhawhat have you done
Woman what have you done
Well I am fed up with you lying cheating ways (cheating ways)
But I get up every morning and every day (every day)
But I can't get by , my hands are tied
I Don't know why I want her to try myself
'Cause I can't get by, my hands are tied, oooh
Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why, why
What have I done
Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
Did you get that uh gun
Woman, what have, what have I done
What have you done
Woman what have you done
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Oh woman oh where

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can't by, my hands tied I don't why I ever to try myself
get are know got
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are tied Ooooh Oh woman oh why

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done woman have done
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Oooh no, no, baby, baby Oooooh

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The rest of the song, from 02:30 on (including the Coda -03:52

to 04:34-) is played much the same way as what I have already
presented up here.
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause

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